About this role
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Rotational Leadership Program
LKQ Specialty is seeking to hire recent college graduates into the role of Management Rotation Trainee. Our two-year rotational program is designed to provide a challenging yet educational experience for qualified college graduates in the primary functional areas of our business. Participants will aim to successfully complete each rotation as well as cultivate suggestions and improvements of our current processes.
The Management Rotation Trainee will receive personal training from our program leaders, interact with each of our functional area leaders daily, and receive personal coaching from a dedicated mentor throughout the entirety of the program.
The program is comprised of three core rotations: Customer Service & Sales, Category & Inventory Management, and Operations & Logistics.
As a Management Rotation Trainee, you will be tasked with learning the fundamentals of each of these departments. You will work alongside managers to complete projects & tasks that will help in building the skills needed to become a future business leader.
Candidate Qualifications:
- Recent college graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Economics, Sales, Marketing, or other business-related degree.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Highly self-motivated individual possessing strong communication skills.
- Must possess the desire to be a future leader
- Must aspire to gain exposure to multiple facets of business to better acquire an appropriate foundation of knowledge.
Program Requirements:
Each candidate is required to fulfill at least one rotation in at least two of the following participating locations, temporary relocation is required:
- Exeter, Pennsylvania
- Austell, Georgia
- Brownstown, Michigan
- Irving, Texas
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Orlando, Florida
Candidates are required to work the typical schedules of the assigned roles within each rotation:
- Work shifts vary greatly between some roles:
- Sales, Marketing, and Category & Inventory Management shifts are typically scheduled between 8 am – 6:30 pm
- Operations shifts vary depending on role:
- 1st shift, 2nd shift & possibly 3rd shift
- Workdays can be any days from Sunday through Saturday, depending on the role.
- Delivery shifts typically start between 3:00 am – 5:00 am
Candidate must also be physically able to perform all required tasks:
- Required physical activities:
- Sales, Marketing, and Category & Inventory Management:
- Sitting for extended periods of time.
- Working on a computer for extended periods of time.
- Operations & Delivery
- Lifting up to 75 lbs.
- Frequently push, pull, squat, bend, reach, climb, and descend stairs safely.
- Work on powered equipment –WE WILL TRAIN YOU!
- Assist delivery drivers with their routes to include loading product onto the delivery vehicle and unloading product at our customer’s location.
- Travel, via airplane or vehicle, for cross dock (delivery) site visits, with a Regional Delivery Manager, is required.
- Sales, Marketing, and Category & Inventory Management:
Join us for an exciting career journey with positive, driven individuals.
Other facts
About LKQ Corporation
LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQ), a Fortune 500 company, is North America’s largest provider of alternative collision auto parts, and a leading provider of recycled and remanufactured mechanical parts including engines and transmissions, all in connection with the repair of automobiles and other vehicles. LKQ is also a leading distributor and marketer of specialty aftermarket equipment and accessories in North America. LKQ is the largest distributor of mechanical and collision alternative parts in the United Kingdom, and the largest distributor of mechanical parts in the Netherlands. LKQ also has operations in Taiwan, Belgium and France. LKQ operates more than 570 facilities, offering its customers a broad range of replacement systems, components, equipment, and parts to repair and accessorize automobiles, trucks, recreational and performance vehicles. In 2013, LKQ surpassed $5 billion in revenue.
Since its formation in 1998, LKQ has grown through internal development and over 170 acquisitions. Today, LKQ is the only supplier of alternative parts for the automotive collision and mechanical repair industry with a network and presence serving most major markets in the U.S. and Canada. LKQ is also a leading supplier of automotive aftermarket products in the U.K. and the Netherlands.
What you'll do
- The Management Rotation Trainee will participate in a two-year rotational program, completing core rotations in Customer Service & Sales, Category & Inventory Management, and Operations & Logistics. Trainees will work alongside managers on projects and tasks to build skills for future leadership roles.
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